AW: The Pilots who Evacuated Ebola Patients in 2014

About this episode

Journalist Kevin Hazzard discusses the role of Phoenix Air in evacuating Ebola patients during the 2014 outbreak.

Journalist Kevin Hazzard talked about Phoenix Air, a private, air ambulance service that transports patients with highly infectious diseases when governments refuse to get involved. This event was hosted by Politics and Prose Bookstore in Washington, DC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Politics and Prose Bookstore

Guest: Kevin Hazzard

Topics covered

• Ebola
• air ambulance
• infectious diseases
• journalism
• healthcare
• government response

Keywords

• Ebola
• Phoenix Air
• air ambulance
• infectious diseases
• Kevin Hazzard

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Phoenix Air

Places: Washington, DC

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